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uilleann Geek Posts: 61 |
posted June 02, 2002 15:23
Most chain e-mail is truly nonsense (or just icky sweet), but this one has actually offered me something to think about in terms of love between mundanes. This is a list of things guys should (allegedly) know about girls, and I just thought I'd share it with you all, in the off-chance that it inspires some debate about the difference between mundanes and geeks in the way they pursue life and love. 1. Don't ever lie to us; we always find out. [Note: if quoting this, please take care not to quote the entire lot over and over again ;-)] - Uilleann IP: Logged |
ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1448 |
posted June 02, 2002 20:06
I would make a list of all the things girls should know about guys but it would take up too much space. >;o) ........Z IP: Logged |
snupy Alpha Geek Posts: 314 |
posted June 02, 2002 21:57
quote: Aw, come on, Z..don't tease us like that. Make up the list, please??(and try not to be too cynical. ------------------ IP: Logged |
MightyJoeSakic Super Geek Posts: 153 |
posted June 03, 2002 04:25
Yeah Z!!!! Hell we could all help....with the exception of the females(unless there are some things that you think you should know and yet somehow already know and want to tell us about them )... It could be our group project for our inter-gender life experiment. //Thom// ------------------ IP: Logged |
mephisto Highlie Posts: 584 |
posted June 03, 2002 04:39
i'll start by adding a few to the guy's list: 1. if you don't know your mosfet, amps, preamps , outs and preouts. forget shopping for a deck or something like that with us. ain't gonna happen. IP: Logged |
littlefish Geek Posts: 81 |
posted June 03, 2002 05:51
quote: I have a feeling of deja vu about this post, but these two are surely contradictory. <add to list> Women are contradictory, deal with it IP: Logged |
quantumfluff Highlie Posts: 783 |
posted June 03, 2002 06:13
quote:I was just in Venice last month. The gondola ride alone is about $100 these days. The cost of dinner is not so bad, but don't go to Venice for food - try Florence or Bologna. IP: Logged |
Janeway Alpha Geek Posts: 270 |
posted June 03, 2002 08:00
2. We don't enjoy talking dirty to you as much as you enjoy listening. I don't know about that one. 4. Girls are pretty, but yours is the Prettiest! Substitute smart with pretty (though pretty isn't bad, but smart is more important) 5. You don't have PMS; don't act like you know what it's like. I don't get what the whole PMS thing is about, but that could be because I'm cranky all the time anyway. 6. Saying something sweet might get you off the hook; doing something sweet will always get you off the hook. Not always, but it can't hurt. 10. A system in your car only impresses your homeboys not us. Not neccesarily. 12. It's good to be sensitive, sometimes. It's always good to be sensitive. 13. If you did something wrong or even if you didn't, apologise. ??? If you didn't do anything wrong, don't apolgize. 14. Be spontaneous; dinner and a movie won't always cut it. I'd prefer going rollerskating or playing video games myself. 17. Fashion police do exist. They do?!?!?!? 19. We absolutely DO NOT care about monster trucks, car systems, paintball, or anything else you and your friends talk about. Depends on what your friends talk about. 20. Hugs and kisses must be given at all times. Just don't interrupt me while I'm programming, unless more than a hug and kiss is promised, and even then is iffy. 23. Shave; no matter how cool you think your goatee or beard or moustache looks, we hate it. Not neccesarily. 25. Don't compare our breasts with Pamela Anderson's; hers are fake, just remember that. (You have a better shot at ours than you ever will with hers.) Remember, size doesn't matter, it's how you use it. 28. We will always think we are fat, so humour us and tell us we aren't. What's wrong with being fat?
quote: Love has everything to do with it. The guys at Circuit City know to keep the "Slippery with Drool" signs up over by the laptops when I come in. Or do you mean for the lady to keep away from the electronics? What the hell for? 4. ...would you prefer he went elsewhere when you weren't around, instead of looking at "disgusting" porn? If a guy feels the need to go elsewhere or look at porn, perhaps something is missing in the relationship. 6. just cuz we talk to you in the gym doesn't mean you're hot or even remotely interesting. If I'm at the gym, I probably will be hot! 7. its always dinner and a movie not because we're not spontaneous but because thats all we can afford. Have you checked the price of dinner and a movie lately? And a few things for guys to remember about geek girls: 1. Roses are nice, but even better is a new piece of hardware or software. IP: Logged |
macadddikt18 BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1666 |
posted June 03, 2002 08:31
quote: yeah, duh, the fashion police are a branch of THEM. I believe that is one of THEIR cover ops. do you think THEY are really watching what you wear. No, THEY are watching us for other reasons. ------------------ IP: Logged |
dragonman97 Alpha Geek Posts: 299 |
posted June 03, 2002 10:22
quote: In the realm of quirky typing, I think that I prefer Zorro's style of capitalizing words like Me, rather than THEM. It's a little less paranoid, in My eyes, but then again, you've said before that you're paranoid, or something. IP: Logged |
Akira Super Geek Posts: 195 |
posted June 03, 2002 10:46
quote: 2. We don't enjoy talking dirty to you as much as you enjoy listening. I was actually instructed in the fine art of talking dirty by the second woman I had sex with. (can't really describe her as a girlfriend, per se...) 3. Don't say you understand when you don't. 4. Girls are pretty, but yours is the Prettiest! 5. You don't have PMS; don't act like you know what it's like. 6. Saying something sweet might get you off the hook; doing something sweet will always get you off the hook. 8. Size does matter, but only to hoes; not girls that want relationships. 9. We don't like it when you act like Mr. Big. 11. No matter what you say, your ex-girlfriend is a hoe. 13. If you did something wrong or even if you didn't, apologise. 14. Be spontaneous; dinner and a movie won't always cut it. 15. We are self-conscious by nature; we can't help it. 16. We are drama queens. 17. Fashion police do exist. 18. Don't ask us to give head; if you are nice you just might get it. 19. We absolutely DO NOT care about monster trucks, car systems, paintball, or anything else you and your friends talk about. 21. We don't shave our legs everyday so get over it. 22. Don't make bets about us; we always find out. 23. Shave; no matter how cool you think your goatee or beard or moustache looks, we hate it. 24. Even if you think it is cool to burp, fart, or emit other strange gases from your body, it is not. 25. Don't compare our breasts with Pamela Anderson's; hers are fake, just remember that. 27. We are beautiful at all times. 28. We will always think we are fat, so humour us and tell us we aren't. 30. Most importantly: we are always right; so don't forget it. ------------------ IP: Logged |
Evilbunny Highlie Posts: 733 |
posted June 03, 2002 13:48
Things girls should know about guys:
...and usually, if you don't give them sex...
...don't tease them too much... IP: Logged |
uilleann Geek Posts: 61 |
posted June 03, 2002 15:23
Nice one there Janeway and Akira =) I rather expected derision for the initial post, but I'm impressed to see some quality rebuttal against the original points. Although I know some of that stuff is either nonsense or only applicable to tarts (and I sent my own rebuttal to the person why forwarded that onto me), I still worry about it (and what sort of horrible experiences I have to look forwards too if I find a girlfriend). Thankfully, within the geek community at least, there is a healthy dose of common sense and realism which is reassuring to know. As for mephisto's list... where does he draw all that bitterness from? Were girls as annoying to him as the first list suggests that guys are to girls? Hrm, I have strange times ahead. - Uilleann IP: Logged |
snupy Alpha Geek Posts: 314 |
posted June 03, 2002 16:23
[QUOTE]Originally posted by uilleann: 1. Don't ever lie to us; we always find out. very true. if they aren't born with it, most women eventually develop their own personal lie detector. Either that, or we become very good detectives...I'm ruthless when I need evidence someone's been lying to me.(very docile otherwise) 2. We don't enjoy talking dirty to you as much as you enjoy listening. not true for all of us. Don't get yourself on the hook to begin with. load of crap. 14. Be spontaneous; dinner and a movie won't always cut it. more crap. 18. Don't ask us to give head; if you are nice you just might get it. Or if you're not nice.
but we always do when we want to get lucky, so it might be every day
more crap. stubble's fantastic. 30. Most importantly: we are always right; so don't forget it. I'd say 70/30.
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mephisto Highlie Posts: 584 |
posted June 03, 2002 17:05
quote: for the first one Uilleann, ahhhh ahhahah hahahah roflmao......eh you will find out on your own eventually eh? bitterness is all around you, it links all mankind, they are the tiny particles that connect everytyhing....you get the idea..... IP: Logged |
ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1448 |
posted June 03, 2002 18:26
quote:
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ZorroTheFox BlabberMouth, the Next Generation. Posts: 1448 |
posted June 03, 2002 18:27
quote: it looks like they have already started, I even noticed a second thread..........Z IP: Logged |
uilleann Geek Posts: 61 |
posted June 03, 2002 21:32
quote: Eh? I think I'm not getting something here, but never mind :)
quote: Sounds like the distorted view of a bitter man :) I, for one, hope that I'll find that life isn't as bad as it seems. Hrm, even so, you're happily married, so what's left to be bitter about? And is it wise to even ask? ;-)
quote: ...I wonder what happened to them all, eh? Crushed tracheae, broken ribcages... who knows what untold suffering was brought upon those so unworthy members of the female sex. Hrm, don't suppose you mind popping around my way, cleanse out the place of a few such people? :P [Not that I have anything personal against them, but it'd free up some houses and reduce traffic congestion, for one thing (two things, even).] - Uilleann IP: Logged |
FatGnome Super Geek Posts: 201 |
posted June 03, 2002 22:14
Here more for the Girls should know about guys... #1 They aren't all over a foot long. #2 Some guys actualy would like a relationship. (although I haven't met many but I know there are some out there) #3 Not all guys like Pamela's breasts. Many like them much smaller. (Duh I mean more than a hand full is a waste) #4 The easiest way to get a guys attention is to smile not by using a push-up bra. (That is if you want a relationship and not a sex fiend) #5 Dinner and a movie... aka I am comfortable with you and will do something special on an anaversery of some kind. #6 Pop-corn at the Movie... I got a raise! #8 I am a computer geek don't expect me to have rock hard abs and bulging triceps cause I ride my bike not pump iron. #9 I am sorry about any escaping gasses but hey I love bean burritos #10 When you get an e-mail in the morning, just remember that I wrote it at like 3:00 am and it may not make total sense. #11 I think you are beutiful even when you think you are fat and it is that time of the month. #12 Some guys know what PMS is like only by having too many sisters in the house. (These are the guys who actualy know how to use a Tampon) #13 Most guys love to play games where things get killed in a blody gory way it does not make your BF an odd-ball because he plays them. #14 Most guys also like to play games like checkers as well. #15 We have no idea what the "fashion police" are, what they are doing, and what they have done to scare our girl friends. #16 We dress to be comfortable not to show our bodies so please we already know our pants are too big for a cowboy but we don't have to worry about them getting caught in a saddle either. #17 The reason we don't like cats is because they are competition for affection. If you show us more love then you show the cat we will not hate it soo much. #18 Don't forget the -X- is just that and we don't realy want to get back together with them. #19 If we talk about what the -X- did better, nicer, ect. just smack us and tell us how inconciderate we are being and we will appreciate it. #20 "It" has a mind of its own. Sometimes it grows when we leaste expect it. IP: Logged |
Twinkle Toes Assimilated Posts: 382 |
posted June 03, 2002 23:30
quote:Janeway: they're talking about guys here. You must remember that guys probably should learn to apologize even if you don't think they did anything wrong...THEY don't know that .
quote:For some women, it's cute for them to have an actual style, not a messed-up looking...thing . Personally, I like my men clean-shaven, but I think it's kinda geekishly cute if they didn't get to shave because of tweakin' their computer and such.
quote:Ooh, hehe,...good one, Jane. I take pride in mine, so I don't worry. [QUOTE] 28. We will always think we are fat, so humour us and tell us we aren't. What's wrong with being fat? [QUOTE] Yeah?? *bastards* hehe... ------------------ IP: Logged |
mephisto Highlie Posts: 584 |
posted June 04, 2002 14:25
quote: Eh? I think I'm not getting something here, but never mind
quote: Sounds like the distorted view of a bitter man I, for one, hope that I'll find that life isn't as bad as it seems. Hrm, even so, you're happily married, so what's left to be bitter about? And is it wise to even ask? ;-)
quote: ...I wonder what happened to them all, eh? Crushed tracheae, broken ribcages... who knows what untold suffering was brought upon those so unworthy members of the female sex. Hrm, don't suppose you mind popping around my way, cleanse out the place of a few such people? :P [Not that I have anything personal against them, but it'd free up some houses and reduce traffic congestion, for one thing (two things, even).] - Uilleann[/B][/QUOTE] Uillean, the first part of my reply was because it seemed to me that you were assuming that geek - geek relationships work perfectly and are complete harmonious right from the start regardless of everything else. Yes, I'm a happily married man but it took a long time and lot of working through and a lot of resolving conflicts and understanding to get to this point in the relationship. It wasn't all perfect from the begining. actually it was the complete opposite. the bitterness being all around you thing was supposed to be a completely lame, bad parody of the medichlorean thing from star wars. But i guess i didn't do it quite right. so everyone missed it. As for me being bitter, its an act. I'm not really that bitter.... actually its the other way around , I'm the optimistic one sometimes. what happened to the girls before annie, i walked out of their lives, cut them out of my life, ignored them. not before i told them exactly how useless, boring and inconsequential their pathetic lives were. (like i said I was bitter back then). My mom when she brought me up, by the way she behaved, left me with a deep, unbreakable respect for women. I would never even in my worst moments consider hitting or otherwise hurting a woman, in anyw way. IP: Logged |
uilleann Geek Posts: 61 |
posted June 04, 2002 18:24
quote: Mrm? No, I wasn't assuming that at all - nothing is ever perfect. I was just expressing my relief that things need not be as bad as that list implied (even though it's apparently meant to be humerous (I take everything seriously and at its word (yet, people online tend not to believe or trust me))), that more enlightened girls|women wouldn't be as... what word do I want...? Well, you understand. The list just scared me and, having had no experience, couldn't disprove it, but hoped that it wasn't all true. And that hope was founded.
quote: But then again, my little hint there didn't really work either, so I guess we'll have to call it quits =) - Uilleann IP: Logged |
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